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The universe is a just place. MechWarrior is real. There will now be a short intermission in this news article, during which you are free to jump up and down, kiss random passersby, or thank/make a blood sacrifice to your deity of choice.
Done? Cool. So, as basically confirmed earlier, the game’s being developed by Piranha Games and former FASA boss Jordan Weisman’s new company, Smith and Tinker. Instead of joining the ranks of series like Final Fantasy, Call of Duty, and Mega Man with a five-quel, MechWarrior (notice the lack of a five on the end) will be a series revamp.
It’s set on planet Deshler in the year 3015 and sees you piloting a lackadaisical nobleman named Adrian Kohl, who will in turn (presumably) pilot mechs. When House Kurita decides to stake a claim on Deshler using the universal signal for “We’re going to kill you with robots,” however, Kohl’s family is murdered, replacing his party-packed lifestyle with one a tad more vengeance-centric.
Gameplay-wise, the developers are hoping to make every mech class useful, as opposed to simply allowing the biggest, heaviest mechs to rule the battlefield. You’re also encouraged to commit to a single mech, as doing so grants you experience points, which assist your accuracy and damage-dealing prowess. Apparently, the game will change based on whichever mech class you choose, though how it will change is anyone’s guess at this point.
So far, the Jenner (light class), Warhammer (heavy), Rifleman (heavy), and an Atlas Prime (assault) are confirmed to be lending their prodigious destructive talents to the game, with many, many more to come.
The only bad news here? No release date yet. We imagine the fog will clear a little once MechWarrior finds a publisher, but until then, we can only lick our chops and wait. To ease the immeasurable pain of longing a bit, IGN has a new trailer and some screenshots. Go look at them. We don’t mind. It’s for a good cause.
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noobstix
July 10, 2009 at 3:11pm
I wonder how much the system requirements will change from Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries. In any case, it's nice that the Mechwarrior series is finally making a comeback. Although you probably won't need a *coughVoodoocough* to play this game, I wouldn't be surprised if you had to install PhysX.
Tekzel
July 10, 2009 at 1:24pm
Oh. My GAWD! Those graphics were amazing. Did you see that PPC glowing between shots? The machinegun rounds bouncing off the Atlas? I have been hoping someone would reboot the MechWarrior franchise and damn, here it comes. I am beyond stoked and can not freaking wait.
Please include some of the awesomeness of the pen and paper game, like C3 units. Please include orbital drop missions!!
I think I may have shed a tear watching that trailer.
457R4L
July 10, 2009 at 9:49am
I'm still excited but the tech is old!!!! I want clan and word of blake tech. Even better would be Dark Age.
habuza
July 10, 2009 at 9:49am
They make another mercenaries game. That's where it's at. MW: Mercenaries would be nice.
gatorXXX
July 10, 2009 at 9:34am
I lost a girlfriend way back cause of mechwarrior. I would play for hours and hours on online tournaments, clan against clan. She got fed up with it....and I said good ridence!!
nekollx
July 10, 2009 at 10:04am
yeah now we loose our girlfriends TO World of Warcraft :P
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Stomper88
July 10, 2009 at 9:08am
Sweet! I often reminisce about the mechwarrior days of yore. I hope they let me customize my mech. I cant wait to have three gauss rifles on a mech. Or 3 LRM20s. Good times!
This better not be a joke. It would be a cruel joke, indeed.
nekollx
July 10, 2009 at 9:05am
Giant Robots
If we ever want to form lasting unions with alien worlds the alswer is so clear "We come bearing giant robots"
What couple posible go wrong with such a gesture of faith and awesome?
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bingojubes
July 10, 2009 at 8:09am
it's been awhile since i have played a good mech game. last one was earthsiege 1-2 + starsiege.
didnt get to play mechwarrior 4, due to its crazy requirement of a vodoo GPU , and wouldnt play with anything else.
looking foward to this title very much.
gatorXXX
July 10, 2009 at 1:28pm
I still have the original earthsiege game. I bought it at sears when i bought my 1st real computer (post atari 800). A packard-Bell w/ a 75MHz intel proc and 4MB ram. I upgraded 1 week later with another 4MB for a whopping 300 smackaroos. The game played great!! never finished it though.....mmmmm
neo1piv14
July 10, 2009 at 6:34am
This is amazing! I still pull out MW 3 every now and then for kicks. Great games.
gatorXXX
July 10, 2009 at 2:37am
All my dreams have come true!!!! I have been waiting so long for this! Thank you Developers and maximumPC for the new lease on life for us mechwarrior fans!! All I need now is a pic of that warhammer in stockings and heels and I'm good to go!!!!!
